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Falcon 9 is set to launch Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS on Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
NET Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Falcon 9 to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Falcon 9 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
CHORUS is MDA's next generation Earth observation constellation, consisting of 2 radar satellites (C-band SAR and X-band SAR), in a 53.5 degree 600 km altitude LEO, with the X-band trailing the C-band by 60 minutes. A collaborative multi-sensor constellation, CHORUS will bring together diverse and unique imagery and data sources and provide a new level of near real-time insight and innovative Earth observation services. Operating in a unique mid-inclination orbit, CHORUS will be able to image day or night, regardless of weather conditions, with daily access of up to 95% of the coverage area. From an industry-leading 700km-wide imaging swath down to sub-metre high resolution, CHORUS will provide the most extensive and unrivalled Earth observation radar imaging capacity available on the market in a single mission.
Around this launch
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Good to know
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS is scheduled to lift off Thu, Dec 31, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC — this page shows a live countdown.
A live webcast will appear on this page as soon as the provider publishes a stream link.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | CHORUS is a SpaceX mission flying on a Falcon 9.
It lifts off from Unknown Pad, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.